1) How much individual/marital/family counseling do you do in your ministry? We have a 2) Are you open to counseling people who are not members? 3)Are there areas of counseling that you do not feel qualified to address (e.g. various mental health issues, marital issues including issues related to intimacy)? 4) Do you ever recommend people to go see a "professional"? Bill Burns Old Town Soup Kitchen 600 Gratiot St. Saginaw, Michigan 48602 989.791.4549 or cell 989.220.6228 --- On Wed, 8/27/08, Steven G. Rockhill <revrock@...> wrote: > From: Steven G. Rockhill <revrock@...> > Subject: [PastorsForum] Counseling in ministry > To: pastorsforum@... > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:56 PM > Greetings Brothers, > Things have been pretty quiet on here and although it is > probably good > for how busy I have been but I miss the interaction. > Anyway, here is a > ministry question: > > 1) How much individual/marital/family counseling do you do > in your ministry? > > 2) Are you open to counseling people who are not members? > > 3)Are there areas of counseling that you do not feel > qualified to > address (e.g. various mental health issues, marital issues > including > issues related to intimacy)? > > 4) Do you ever recommend people to go see a > "professional"? > > I have recently been inundated (well maybe not quite that > bad) with > counseling opportunities (3 altogether). Two are with > folks on the > fringe (i.e. not members but they come either regularly or > not so > regularly). One is seeming to be an ongoing problem (i.e. > marital > issues - counseled 3 years ago and then 1 year ago and now > meeting with > the husband again over some concerns). One involves a > multiplicity of > problems (i.e. mental health issues on the part of the > wife, > relationship issues in marriage, weak in faith, child > rearing, financial > - but my deacons are doing financial counseling). One > involves coping > with intense pain and suffering that is not letting up > anytime soon save > a miracle. > > I am finding it easy to busy myself with these counseling > sessions but > then having a hard time keeping up with other ministry > (like visitation > and general support and encouragement of the flock). > Interested in your > thoughts. > > Peace, > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Pastor Steven G. Rockhill > Lisbon Reformed Presbyterian Church > PO Box 88 > Lisbon, NY 13658 > 315-393-9041 > revrock@... > > Church site: http://lisbonrpc.org > Audio Sermons: http://revrockhill.com > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@...